The Psalms

Psalm 144

A Psalm of David.

 ^144:1Blessed be Jehovah my rock,

 Who teacheth my hands to war,

 And my fingers to fight:

 ^144:2My lovingkindness, and my fortress,

 My high tower, and my deliverer;

 My shield, and he in whom I take refuge;

 Who subdueth my people under me.

 ^144:3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him?

 Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

 ^144:4Man is like to vanity:

 His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

 ^144:5Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down:

 Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

 ^144:6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them;

 Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

 ^144:7Stretch forth thy hand from above;

 Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters,

 Out of the hand of aliens;

 ^144:8Whose mouth speaketh deceit,

 And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

 ^144:9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God:

 Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

 ^144:10Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings;

 Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

 ^144:11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens,

 Whose mouth speaketh deceit,

 And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

  ^144:12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth,

 And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

 ^144:13When our garners are full, affording all manner of store,

 And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

 ^144:14When our oxen are well laden;

 When there is no breaking in, and no going forth,

 And no outcry in our streets:

 ^144:15Happy is the people that is in such a case;

 Yea, happy is the people whose God is Jehovah.